The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman (1993)
Hiroshi Asami has been working at Tsuburaya Productions for nearly 20 years. He is a member of the special effects team who both creates and wears kaiju costumes, making him an expert on how they move. As a seasoned veteran of the Ultraman Series, Hiroshi is involved in the production of a new movie. However, when it is decided to replace the traditional kaiju costumes with CGI to make the film more internationally appealing, he is removed from the team and transferred to another department.
Director: Rokuro Sugimura
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Tetsuya Takeda as Hiroshi Asami |
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Kyōzō Nagatsuka as Masanori Teramura |
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Toshinori Omi as Junichi Yoshida |
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Shinobu Satô as Yoko Asami |
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Ichirō Ogura as |
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Tappei Shimokawa as General Director Natsume |
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Shingo Hiramatsu as |
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Kimihiro Reizei as |
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Ken'ichi Ishii as Aikawa |
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Akitoshi Ohtaki as Ultraman |
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Ryuji Matsuoka as Bossdon |
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Tatsumi Nikamoto as Ultraman Leo |
| Directing | Rokuro Sugimura | Director |
| Writing | Mamoru Sasaki | Writer |
| Production | Norisuke Yamamoto | Producer |
| Production | Kazuho Mitsuta | Producer |
| Production | Masahiro Tsuburaya | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Hiroya Watanabe | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kumi Fujita | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hamai Makoto | Producer |
| Editing | Kiyoharu Miyazaki | Editor |
| Art | Shinji Higuchi | Storyboard Artist |
| Crew | Tatsumi Nikamoto | Fight Choreographer |
| Visual Effects | Minoru Nakano | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Tetsuo Ôya | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Junkichi Ôki | Visual Effects Supervisor |